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G. Swinscoe

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Research Focus:drug response / drug discovery· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Inhibitors of the Small Membrane (M) Protein Viroporin Prevent Zika Virus Infection

E. Brown, G. Swinscoe, D. Lefteri, R. Singh, A. Moran, R. Thompson, D. Maskell, H. Beaumont, M. J. Bentham, C. Donald, A. Kohl, A. Macdonald, N. Ranson, R. Foster, C. S. McKimmie, , S. C. Griffin

This study identifies the ZIKV M protein as a therapeutic target, showing that inhibitors like rimantadine block viral infection in vitro and in vivo by targeting M-formed channels.

eLife · Aug 23, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology

The virus-encoded ion channel "viroporin" activity of the agnoprotein is required for BK Polyomavirus release from infected kidney cells

G. Swinscoe, E. L. Prescott, D. L. Hurdiss, E. L. Morgan, S. J. Dobson, T. A. Edwards, R. Foster, M. Welberry-Smith, A. A. Macdonald

This study identifies agnoprotein as a viroporin required for BK polyomavirus release from infected cells and identifies small molecules that inhibit its activity.

bioRxiv · Jan 30, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology